Fender.



E. DARNELL & W. LEWIS.

\ FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7 1913.

1,086,516. Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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B. DARNELL & W. LEWIS. FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7I 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD DARNELL AND WILLIAM LEWIS, OF ST, LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO MAMIE GRAFFOR'D, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

Application filed May 7, 1913. Serial No. 766,155.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EDwAno DARNELL and l/VILLIAM LEWIS, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders, and more particularly to a fender which is adapted for application to a motor vehicle, or the like, an object of the invention being to provide a fender which is adapted for ready application to the front of the vehicle and which is adapted to project forwardly at the right angle to catch, without injury, any person with whom it may come in contact.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fender of this character which will possess advantages in points of efliciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view showing the application of our improved fender; Fig. 2 is a detail front elevation illustrating the manner of securing our improved fender to a vehicle; and Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4: is a rear perspective view, parts being broken away and in section; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the brackets before its application to the fender; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation illustrating the application of the fender.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the frame of our improved fender which comprises a single red, the intermediate portion of which is arcuately shaped, as shown at 2, and the ends thereof bent upon themselves to form the openended loops 3, which project rearwardly and provide, between the ends and the loops, a suitable space 4c, in which the front wheels of the vehicle are adapted to be disposed. The ends of the frame 1 then converge rearwardly and are pivotally mounted upon the lower outwardly projecting ends of the rear frame 5. This rear frame 5 consist-s of an outer inverted U-shaped member 6, the lower ends of which are disposed at right angles, as shown at 7, upon which are mounted the ends of the frame 1. The side pieces of the U-shaped member 6 are suitably connected by means of the longitudinal cross pieces 8.

The inner ends of the frame 1 are securely held in position by means of a longitudinal connecting rod 9, the ends of which are engaged with the end members of the frame 1 so as to securely hold the same upon the outer ends 7 of the frame 5.

The body portion of the fender comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending rods 10 which are suitably connected by means of the transverse rods 11, one end of each of said transverse rods being suitably connected to the intermediate portion of the frame 1 and the other end connected to the longitudinal connecting rod 9. The rods 11 are suitably connected in any manner to the longitudinally extending rods 10 to securely hold the same in their operative position. The frame 1 is suitably held in position by means of the brace members 12, one end of each of which is secured to the frame, as shown at 13, and the other end is secured adjacent the upper edge of the U-shaped member 6, as shown at 1 1, thus securely holding the fender at the right angle. Pivotally mounted upon the outwardly extending portions 7 of the U-shaped member 6, are the supporting rods 15, the rear ends of which are curved inwardly, as shown at 16, and adapted to engage over the forward axle of the vehicle to assist in securing the fender in its operative position.

Secured to the upright frame 5 are the spaced brackets 17, the upper ends of which are provided with suitable openings 18 adapted for the reception of the lag screws, or other suitable fastening means which are to be engaged with the lower edge of the forward end of the radiator to securely support the fender in its operative position. From this it will be readily apparent that the fender will be supported from the forward end of the vehicle at the right angle to catch, without injury, any person with whom it may come in contact. It will also be apparent that the device may be quickly and readily applied to the forward end of the vehicle or easily removed therefrom. It will also be apparent that the device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost.

Vhile We have shown and described the preferred form of our invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying our invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat we claim is:

1. A fender including a substantially horizontal. frame consisting of a rod, the intermediate portion of which is arcuately shaped, thence bent to form open-ended loops arranged in spaced relation with the ends of the rod to provide recesses to receive the wheels of a vehicle, an upright frame having its lower ends bent at right angles and having the ends of the first frame pivotally mounted thereon, the body of said first frame comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed rods suitably connected adjacent their ends, brackets secured to the upright frame and adapted to be suspended from the forward end of the vehicle and rods pivotally secured to the lower end of the upright frame and having the rear ends I ,l l i engaged over the forward axle of the vehicle.

2. A fender including a frame comprising a rod, the intermediate portion of which is arcuately shaped, said rod having its ends arranged in spaced relation, an upright frame having its ends bent at right angles and to which the ends of the first frame are pivotally mounted, brace members arranged between the upright frame and the first frame, the body of said first frame comprising longitudinal rods connected adjacent their ends and the arcuate portion of the first frame, brackets carried by the upright frame and adapted to be secured to the forward end of a vehicle and rods pivotally mounted upon the outwardly projecting ends of the upright frame and having the rear ends curved and engaged over the forward axle of the vehicle to support the fender in its operative position.

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two Witnecces.

EDW ARD DARNELL. \VILLIAM LEVIS.

Witnesses G. C. SPRADLING, GI-IETT. P. FARRELL.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. 

